tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post9050541140769010693..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Writing theology with Marilynne RobinsonBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-23505887996165185432010-02-10T12:26:38.375-05:002010-02-10T12:26:38.375-05:00They were interviewing Marilynne Robinson on Micha...They were interviewing Marilynne Robinson on Michael Horton's theological radio show The Whitehorse Inn recently. Here's a link if you haven't heard it yet: http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/The_White_Horse_Inn/archives.asp?bcd=12/27/2009<br /><br />Pretty interesting stuff.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717155348241307774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-58906225193750259112010-02-08T17:10:27.581-05:002010-02-08T17:10:27.581-05:00Thanks Tom — I've corrected the post.Thanks Tom — I've corrected the post.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-57095267661454240122010-02-08T15:43:07.793-05:002010-02-08T15:43:07.793-05:00With sincere apologies, I'll take full respons...With sincere apologies, I'll take full responsibility for sending this quote to F & T in abbbreviated form. Below and on our website, please find Ms. Robinson's quote in full.<br /><br />“Theology has been the mediator of the primary literature of faith since antiquity. The writers of the psalms, the prophets, the Apostle Paul all interpret core belief--that God is One, the Creator of heaven and earth, and that he has made humankind in his image. Augustine, Chrysostom, Aquinas, Luther and Calvin each gave intellectual, social and artistic form to modes of Christian life which without them are hardly to be imagined. Lately the practice of this ancient tradition has receded into the academy and learned the idiom of specialization, leaving religion increasingly vulnerable to the charge, and the fact, of vacuousness. We will consider the impulse to think and write theologically, always in light of the intrinsic and profound significance of theology to the life of faith and the world of thought.” - Marilynne RobinsonTom Hastings, Director of Research, CTInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-27376662941303986432010-02-01T21:52:53.041-05:002010-02-01T21:52:53.041-05:00Anon, you've got a point there: that blurb is ...Anon, you've got a point there: that blurb is not exactly a model of elegant prose. But we can safely assume that Robinson was just having a bad day — she is by no means an "academic", and if you're in any doubt about the spare, luminous perfection of her writing, just spend an afternoon reading <i>Gilead</i>.Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-81879203115162296692010-02-01T19:47:22.930-05:002010-02-01T19:47:22.930-05:00I find the holy scriptures, in their timeless comp...I find the holy scriptures, in their timeless complexity, easier to understand than Robinson's blurb about her class. I read it 3 - 4 times, and decided the workshop is taught by academic theologians for academic theologians writing to other academic theologians. Am I correct? At first, I thought she was trying to say this was to teach academics to write for the masses. This is only my interpretation of her advert, not a criticism. I supposed if I were on the t-track I'd understand. But I do live in the US, lol.<br /><br />Blessings to all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-63432574947948836742010-02-01T02:50:23.529-05:002010-02-01T02:50:23.529-05:00What an amazing opportunity, I too am sorry to be ...What an amazing opportunity, I too am sorry to be outside the US with thisJason Clarkhttp://www.jasonclark.wsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-87746326776749091622010-01-31T18:55:21.056-05:002010-01-31T18:55:21.056-05:00Excellent!Excellent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-55569263045512378852010-01-31T05:03:43.693-05:002010-01-31T05:03:43.693-05:00There's not many days at all when I grieve tha...There's not many days at all when I grieve that I live outwith the US, but this threatens to be one of them. Any boats leaving from Dunedin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com